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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH APRIL, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 133. The following Circular Despatch, with its enclosure, is published.

By Cominand,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th April, 1893.

CIRCULAR.

SIR,

DOWNING STREET,

28th February, 1893.

With reference to my Predecessor's Circular despatch of 25th March, 1890, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your Government, copies of notes which have been exchanged between Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Belgrade and the Servian Minister for Foreign Affairs, prolonging until the 1st/13th July, 1893, the Provisional Commercial Agreement of the 2nd/14th of February, 1890, between Great Britain and Servia.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

RIPON.

EXCHANGE OF NOTES PROLONGING TO JULY 1, 1893, THE PROVISIONAL COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1890, BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND SERVIA.

Belgrade, January 1893.

(1.)

Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Belgrade to the Servian Minister for Foreign Affairs.

BELGRADE, January 4, 1893.

M. LE MINISTRE,

you

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of this date, in which inform me that the Servian Government adhere to their desire to prolong the Provisional Commercial Agreement of the 14th February, 1890, for six months only from the 1st (13th) January, 1893.

I regret that your Excellency has found it impossible to accede to the wish of Her Majesty's Government, that the prolongation should be for a year, but under the circumstances I am authorized by the Earl of Rosebery, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to accept on behalf of her Majesty's Government the prolongation of the Provisional Commercial Agreement between England and Servia for six months, that is to say till the 1st (13th) July, 1893.

I have also the honour to repeat to your Excellency that when the Servian Government make known their wishes with respect to a new Commercial Treaty, their communication will receive the early attention of Her Majesty's Government, who are prepared at once to commence negotiations.

I trust your Excellency will do me the honour to send an early reply on behalf of the Servian Government, and avail myself, &c.

(Signed)

(2.)

VAUX OF HARROWDEN.

The Servian Minister for Foreign Affairs to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Belgrade.

MY LORD,

(Translation.)

BELGRADE, December 29, 1892. (January 10, 1893).

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the note in which you were good enough to inform me that Lord Rosebery, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, had authorized you to accept, in the name of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty, the prolongation until the 1st (13th) July, 1893, of the provisional commercial arrangement concluded between England and Servia on the 14th February, 1890.